On these streets forgotten souls come burrowing through daylight, start again,
These tragedies unfolding, what began as quests for betterment,
Invisible to naked eyes, could you or I have fallen too,
The lies we tell ourselves, and failing promises to follow through...
Cardboard carton tumbles over, human contents spill out on the ground,
No one checks for a pulse, for fear of what to do if one is found,
A sideways glance, a twinge of guilt, soon disappears, he made his bed,
Drunk, strung out, sick, but in your eyes I see that he's already dead...
Retract the hands that feed, ignored, disdained, shunned and denied,
For fear of gnashing teeth, we walk away to live our lives,
Dread the reflection you might see, and parallels that you might find,
The weakest link destroying what remains, these chains of humankind...
Lost children spanging by the station, lined up outside mission walls,
A fleeting thought to make a change, but salaried positions call,
A dirty job, and better left to stronger hearts than yours and mine,
A future eulogy, “I'm sorry, I just couldn't find the timeâ€...
Retract the hands that feed, ignored, disdained, shunned and denied,
For fear of gnashing teeth, we walk away to live our lives,
Dread the reflection you might see, and parallels that you might find,
The weakest link destroying what remains, these chains of humankind...
Downtown lights igniting pa**ions, bought and sold for cold hard cash,
And casualties are left behind, while we drive home, lock doors in warmer climes,
I don't know her story, and perhaps I never will,
She's just a face under a streetlight, locking eyes with mine she takes that bitter pill...
Retract the hands that feed, ignored, disdained, shunned and denied,
For fear of gnashing teeth, we walk away to live our lives,
Dread the reflection you might see, and parallels that you might find,
The weakest link destroying what remains, these chains of humankind.